Clarion 1974-01-11 Vol 49 No 13

Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota
Is it too cold for fun? ... not for the hearty cross-country ski class!
Faculty wins nine month
contract, salaries still lag
by Bill Trollinger
One subject that seems to be basically ignored at Christian colleges is that of
teachers' salaries. Christians are to be working for heavenly reward, not for material
gain; thus, complaints of inadequate compensation tend to muster only superficial
sympathy. But teachers have to eat too, be it here at Bethel or at the U of M. The
Clarion wishes to make public the results of recent negitiations between the faculty
and the Bethel Board of Regents, which has authority over the school budget.
This year the Faculty Personnel Policies Committee (Dwight Jessup: chairman),
presented to the Board results of a study the committee had conducted. Consisting of
basically two requests, the committee (speaking for the faculty) asked for a change
from a twelve-month teacher contract to a nine-month binder, and salary hikes cor­responding
with cost of living increases.
The reason for desiring a switch from the twelve month schedule to the nine
month program is basically twofold. First, teachers who desire summer employment run
into trouble because they are considered to be already employed for these months by
Bethel College. Secondly, the Bethel administration had allowed too many exceptions to
this general rule - thus losing its uniformity.
But what about the more pressing problem - that of teachers' salaries? Where
does Bethel stand?
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Friday, Jan. 11, 1974
This issue:
Love at Bethel
page 3
Editorial - modify
teacher evaluations
page 5
in the 1920's and more recently by
Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana. Bayh has
noted the necessity of constitutional
reform because of the failure of the
Supreme Court to interpret the Fifth and
Fourteenth Amendments to include wo­men.
These amendments concern equal
protection under the law. In a discussion
following the lecture, Jan Johnson agreed
with Dr. Ondercin. "I think an amend­ment
is necessary to speed up social
change. Equality in the law does not
necessarily mean total sameness, though,"
said Jan.
Professor William Johnson argued
that a constitutional amendment is un­necessary
becuase the courts are now
responding more to the pressure of social
change than before. Jan Falk also pre­sented
this idea during the discussion.
During the lecture, Dr. Ondercin
pointed out some arguments against
increased women's rights which often are
taken from the Bible. These supported the
theory that God made women physically,
psychologically, and socially different
from man, and that these differences
warranted fewer rights for women. How­ever,
Dr. Ondercin did not support this
use of the Bible.
Professor Donald Larson will present
the topic "Overseas American: Stranger
or Friehd?" at the next Pi Gamma Mu
lecture January 17, in room 333.
Two Interim
plays to run
by Dave Greener
Interim '74 finds several Bethelites
getting into the act of producing plays.
Dr. Robert Berglund and Prof. Dale Rott's
"Musical Drama Workshop" class is pre­paring
a rendition of the musical, "Fid­dler
on the Roof." Dr. Donald Rainbow's
"Creative Dramatics and Childrens' The­atre"
class is working on a production of
"Sleeping Beauty."
Vocalists of the college choir will be­come
actors in "Fiddler" as they sing and
bring to life the people and problems of
Orthodox Jews in the 1905 Russian vil­lage
of Anatev ka.
According to Rott, the play runs the
entire gamut of emotions, from the "most
exhuberant joy" to the "most deathly
depression." An effort is being made, he
says, to retain some of the play's cultural
flavor, to maintain its Orthodox authen­ticity.
Over 1 00 people are involved in the
production. The fruits of their labor will
be unveiled January 25 and 26 in the
gymnasium. Show time each evening is at
8. Tickets cost $2.00 for adults, $1.50
for students, and $1.00 for students with
SAC.
While the Berglund-Rott crew is work­ing
on a musical, the 26 members of Dr.
Rainbow's class are preparing a childrens'
play. "Sleeping Beauty" will be presented
for elementary students (3rd grade and
under in this instance) from Moundsview
schools. Last year, according to Rainbow,
over 3,000 youths viewed performances
here of his class' production of "Simple
Simon."
Besides several performances for the
elementary students, public performances
of "Sleeping Beauty" are tentatively
scheduled for Janaury 26 at 10 a.m. and
2 p.m. in the "Experimental Theatre."
The purpose of Rainbow's class is
actually two-fold. Besides producing a
play, the members are also learning a
separate subject: teaching children to
make creative dramatical improvizations.
8M/opens
lyric contest
A tie for first place honors, the first
in the thirteen years of the BMI (Broad­cast
Music, Inc.), Varsity Show competi­tion,
was announced by the judging panel
of 12 major figures from the theater and
music world. "Lord Have Mercy," writ­ten
by Stephen M. Fechtor, presented by
Scotch 'n' Soda of Carnegie-Mellon Uni­versi
ty, shared the first place tie wi th
"Suffragette!," written by Josh Rubins
and presented by Radcliffe Grant-in-Aid
Society of Radcliffe College. Duplicate
awards of $1,000 were made to the
writers of the winning shows on October
11, at BMI's New York offices. BMI
officials also presented checks for $5000
to the two sponsoring organizations.
The award is Mr. Fechtor's second prize
in the competition.
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A first honorable mention certificate
will be awarded to the Department of
Communication and Theater of the
University of Vermont for "Covenant,"
written by Jan Mordecai Goldstein and
David Brian Lash.
The BMI Varsity Show competition
is open each year to young composers
and lyricists on college campuses across
the United States and Canada. Prizes
totaling $1,500 are awarded to the pro­ducing
organization and to the writers of
the best show.
The panel of judges for the 13th
annual BMI Varsity Show competition
included the following distinguished per­sons
from the musical theater: Jeff
Britton, Stanley Catron, Morton Da
Costa, Lehman Engel, George W. George,
Albert Hague, Sheldon Harnick, Richard
Hummler, Harry Rigby, Albert Selden,
Thomas Z. Shepard and Robert B. Sour.
R\J,les for the 1973-74 competition,
which closes June 30, 1974, are available
from Allan Becker, Broadcast Music, Inc.,
40 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y.
10019.
Love at Bethel
experienced in
people, places
by Pam Schultz
The following answers were submitted
by students in response to the writer's
question, "Where do you find love at
Bethel?"
"In the woods. Do you want me to
draw you a map?"
Bethel sophomore, male
"I seem to find it when I need it most.
It can come in small and large ways ...
a note or cookie in my P.O., a quick hug,
someone to pray with .... "
Bethel senior, female
"I see love in transparent relation­ships,
in friends that naturally expect
the best of me, that do not judge me ... "
Bethel junior, female
"Where do I find love at Bethel? Off
campus."
Bethel freshman, male
"I saw real love in one of my profes­sors
when he took the time to straighten
out my vocational tangle."
Bethel sophomore, male
"I find love around me, when it's in
me."
Bethel senior, male
"I found love at Bethel one Monday
night. Everything was going wrong and
when I lay down in my bed the tears
began. I had to talk to someone, so I
got up and called my brother. It was mid­night
but I thought I'd just ask him to
pray. He said immediately, Hey, I'll be
over in twenty minutes. We'll go to Uncle
John's and talk.
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clarion briefs ...
Ugly American at Bethel?
On Thursday, January, 17, at 8 O'clock
in room AC-333, Dr. Don Larson will be
speaking at the nex Pi Gamma Mu lecture
on the topic "Overseas American: Stranger
or Friend?"
To fully understand a strange society,
one must, according to Larson, adopt the
participant-observation method which
incorporates involvemen,t and indepen­dence
at the same time. Coping with a
strange society should presuppose that
an individual will emerse himself in it,
and learn to think, feel, and act as mem­bers
of that society do.
Discussion at this lecture will be of a
case study nature, and based, in part, on
the personal frustrations Larson had when
he was caught in the tensions between
being a stranger and a friend during his
recent trip in Thailand.
All students are encouraged to attend.
Studies a bear? Relief
opportunities unlimited
Campus Coordinators' Calendar
Friday, Jan 11th at 8 :00 p.m. - the film
"z" will be shown in the gym. Admis­sion
is $1.00, or $.50 with SAC.
Saturday, Jan 12th at 7:30 p.m. - two
Jesus rock groups, "Praise" and "e" will
perform in the gym. (See Don Olsen for
details on "e.") General admission is
$1.50 and $.75 with SAC.
Get culture
at ISA night
by Dave Greener
Bethelites have a chance to learn more
about the cultural backgrounds and ex­periences
of their fellow classmates Jan-
Wednesday, Jan 16th - Disney night in
the gym with two Disney films and
three cartoons. $.50 general admission
and free with SAC.
Friday, Jan 18th, after the basketball
game - pizza party in the dining center.
Saturday, Jan 19th - indoor skating
party following the basketball game at
the Roseville Ice Arena. Buses will be
available.
* * *
Chapel Program
Monday - (Jan 14) Christian athletes
Tuesday - William Youngblood speaking
Wednesday - Pastor Lawson, Bible study
on the Holy Spirit
Thursday - Communicating the gospel
across cultures - Dr. Don Larson's class
Friday - Christianity and Modern Juda­ism,
Drs. Wessel and Lewis' class
Monday - (Jan 21) Aesthetics and Wor­ship,
Mel Stewart's class
Tuesday - Contemporary Catholicism
and Evangelical Faith, Wendell Anderson's
class
Wednesday - Pastor Lawson, Bible study
on the Holy Spirit
Thursday - Pastor Peter Unruh, just
returned from starvation areas of Africa
Friday - Stanley Anderson's class
Monday - (Jan 28) Personal Evangelism
Today, Dr. Willard Harley's class
uary 19 when the Bethel International
Student Association (ISA) sponsors an
"International Night" in the Dining
Center.
The evening, which will emphasize
cultures of Bethel students who have
lived in the Eastern Hemisphere and
~frica, will feature a variety program,
dIsplay booths, and samplings of native
foods.
The program will be presented in three
parts, focusing first on the Phillipines,
then on Africa, and finally on Hong Kong
and Japan. Slides, singing, skits, music, and
the relating of mission activities are among
the program's possibilities.
Display booths representing six dif­ferent
countries or areas will be set up for
visitors' perusal during intermissions and
native dish samplings will be available
for their taste.
The international evening begins at 5
and concludes at 8. Admission is $1, with
extra charges for foods (Bethel food cou­pons
are to be accepted).
ISA members hope to sponsor another
"International Night" second semester,
at that time highlighting some of the
cultures of the Western Hemisphere.
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Two administrative
changes needed
After reflecting back on the last semester, and after musing
over several of the students' required encounters with some
branch of the college administration, we are left, quite frankly,
with the conclusion that some changes need to be made in two
areas of common irritation. Some modifications are in order
regarding the registration process; and if the teacher evaluation
procedure is not altered in a significant manner, it should be
dropped altogether.
Alternative measures for registration need to be worked
out. Put bluntly, students, especially at the close of the semes­ter,
have more important things to worry about than whether
or not their legs will collapse en route to the business window.
Some students literally spent hours in line, waiting to have
their registration form stamped. And, we believe, the problem
is not solved by requesting that students separate their banking
and registration visits, spreading them over a period of time.
Neither is it solved by diffusing registration activities through
the Post Office. Surely this campus has facilities which could
be converted easily into a quick-moving registration faculty.
In addition to facilities, it may also make good sense to hire
additional people, preferably students, to help ease the
registration-time overload on the business window staff.
Yet more serious problems arise from the teacher evalua­tion
forms every student is requested or compelled (as the
case may be) to fill out at the close of the semester. Students
and teachers alike are adversely affected by this procedure.
For teachers, form evaluation, at best, may make for a slightly
inaccurate evaluation, or for a very poor one. In anonymity
students may vent their wrath, or indulge in unwarranted
mush. Further, how is the student, under the present or per­haps
any system, able to grade fairly a "superior" or "poor"
performance, when there is no established norm for "average?"
Teachers are compared across departmental lines and different
styles of teaching, regardless of their validity, are often judged
as a matter of student taste, not on the merits of the respective
method.
For students, (and we do not believe this is an overstate­ment),
grades, teacher relationships, and even a college career
may be thrown into jeopardy as a result of an adverse teacher
reaction to student evaluation. An example of this took place
in December, just prior to final exams, when a class of approxi­mately
twenty-five was accused by the instructor (upon
receiving "poor" evaluations), of "emotion-packed reaction."
The teacher thought he knew from which individuals the
"poor" (and anonymous) evaluations came, by merit of his
gradebook, from which he arbitrarily made a correlation. The
dangers of this sort of action, as well as in (unavoidably) a far
larger number of more subtle cases, are quite explicit.
If we must have these evaluations, we think, at minimum,
that the following changes should be made. First and foremost,
a teacher should not see his or her evaluation, or know the
results, until after grades are in. Second, departmental evalua­tion
forms would be more valuable than those which contain
questions often having no bearing on many disciplines, and
consequently should be considered. Third, all forms should
make provision for class rank and choice of major, to provide
a minimum degree of reference for the evaluator. There is no
question, we think, that a senior would, by virtue of his or
her college experience, be able to assess a teacher more
accurately than would a freshman. Fourth, students who do
not wish to fill out such forms should not have to do so. On
the other hand, provision should be made for the signature of
the student, who knows perfectly well the origin of his own
evaluation.
Admittedly such adjustments require more work; accurate
judgement always does. Yet there is no doubt that these, or
perhaps other very basic changes need to be made.
* * * *
Editor's note: This month, while Judy Harrington is working
with the Baptist General Conference's official organ, The
Standard, in Evanston Illinois, and while Marcia Barbour is
studying art with a touring group in France, Duane Bennett
and Curt Kregness are temporarily assuming their roles.
LOVE LETTER
"I have this against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
We had something, you and I. Those were very beautiful
words you said to me. I never tired of them. The rest of the
world rushed by and you saw only me.
What's happening to us? You pass in the halls and pretend
you do not know me. You look right past me. I know you
have many responsibilities and problems crowding for your
attention; but what of the plans we had, all the things you
said we'd do together? Are they nothing to you now? You
never miss me as I miss you.
I sensed it sooner than you might think. Your mind wan­dered
from me at the oddest times. You think I didn't notice?
You couldn't always put your heart into our time together.
Sometimes we hardly talked. I guess we never really had very
much in common. You've lost interest in me. What is there
that I can do?
I think back to those first mornings we spent so blissfully
together. I loved those times and thought they had become
dear to you. Do you ever feel guilty about the way you've
treated me? I try to find your eyes and they dart away. Do
you always enter love no strings attached? There is something
elusive behind your vision. Does your conscience stir at a
memory of me there? Do you think you've used me? I've been
used before. Love has al ways been a very dangerous thing
for me.
What was that freedom you craved? Even when we were
closest, something was fleeting behind your gaze. Now that
you ignore me, are you free?
I sat behind you in chapel yesterday. You didn't even see
me. Did I even cross your thoughts? Maybe chapel was an
unlikely place to get your attention. It makes me think of the
times we used to talk and it seemed to me you were only
talking to yourself.
Last evening I watched you from across the lounge. You
were very absorbed studying for your Theology final. I knew
it was no time to disturb you so I watched your eyes. They
looked so restless; or did I imagine it?
I hear you're studying for the ministry . You never told
(continued on page 6)
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My Opinion
The Death
Of Communication
Editor's note: As a new feature in the Clarion, My Opinion
columns will be available to the student body at large. Articles
should be submitted directly to and discussed with the editor.
Topics are the writer's choice, and may be of a serious, satiri­cal,
or even humorous nature.
by Bruce Wray
Communication in America is dying. A strange statement
indeed when one considers the tremendous advances in com­munication
technology in the past fifty years. We now have
telegraph, telephone, radio, television, and the press. We have
nearly instant contact with any location in the entire world;
never before in the history of man have the possibilities for
communication been so vast. Yet, it is still true that real com­munication
is dying. Examples of this abound: a teenager
whines to a friend, "I just can't talk to may parents;" a
minister inserts a simple announcement in a Sunday bulletin
only to receive a dozen phone calls during the week asking him
to explain what he meant; Ph. D's reporting research results,
in the words of a man who edits their manuscripts, "can't put
two words together without getting them in the wrong order."
I see three basic reasons for this dying of communication in
America. I call these three reasons romanticism, euphemism,
and anti-intellectualism.
When one thinks of romanticism one usually thinks of the
great Romantic poets in England who had their heyday in the
late 1700's and early 1800's: Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron,
Keats, Coleridge. In a larger sense, though, romanticism is a
condition of the mind, or a "mind-set." Several emphases of
romanticism as a philosophy are: subjectivism, sentimentalism,
imagination and intuition, love of nature, expression of
emotion. Romanticism emphasizes emotion over reason.
Traces of romanticism are strongly present in our contem­porary
culture. For instance, it is currently popular to say,
"If it feels good - do it!" This is romanticism in a nutshell. An
artist throws a gob of paint on a canvas and we call it "art;"
we reverence any expression of emotion; computers produce
electronic sounds that may be physically painful to listen to,
but it is called "music."
This whole attitude of seeking only to express one's per­sonal
emotions is damaging to any type of meaningful com­munication.
When one asks an artist or a poet what his creation
means and he replies that it means anything you want it to
mean, his art has failed to communicate, for to communicate
just "anything" is to communicate precisely nothing. Seman­ticists
tell us exact communication is impossible among men,
but this type of "expression" (the gob of paint or muddle
of words) is just that-it has no communicative quality whatso­ever.
Romanticism has dealt a mortal wound to communi­cation.
A second contributor to the death of communication is
what I call "euphemism." Euphemism is defined as "the sub­stitution
of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively
explicit." Euphemism as used here refers to any manipUlation
of the language (or any medium) that results in distortion of
meaning. Maybe the best indication of how euphemism virtually
permeates our society is the fact that most Americans do not
realize just how much untruth they are compelled to accept
every day.
A movie is described as being "For Mature Audiences
Only" when everyone knows it is intended specifically for
voyeurs; a picture in the service manual for a washing machine
shows a smartly uniformed, friendly "service representative"
six
coming promptly to call, when the truth is that you may have
to wait weeks for service, and when it does come the repairman
may be cantankerous and dishonest; advertisers are nearly
always guilty of euphemism, as are many politicans and most
educators. Students do not "major" or "minor" in anything
here at Bethel anymore-today we have "concentrations" and
"cognates," along with "core" and "balance." If we are honest
about it, the use of euphemism is a form of subtle lying.
Euphemism is an obvious and significant detriment to
meaningful communication.
To cite anti-intellectualism as the third cause of the death
of communication may appear somewhat paradoxical in light
of what was just discussed. It would seem, superficially, that
euphemism is a product of an above-average intellect. Yet this
could hardly be true when one considers that most Americans
are guilty of employing euphemism at one time or another.
By anti-intellectualism we mean the tendency for people
to reject formal learning or, at best, to hold it in contempt.
For example, many high school English departments have long
since given up teaching grammar to students, and have con­centrated
on expression (another indication of romanticism,
you will remember). Their rationale has been that it is more
important for students to learn who they are and where they
are going than it is to learn grammar. This sounds fine, but it
does not work-it ignores reality. If a student does not know
the eight parts of speech and how to use them, he simply will
not be able to effectively communicate.
Further, the ability to write clearly is one manifestation
of the ability to think clearly; to say "I know what I want to
say, but I just can't find the words for it" is a rationalization
for the rejection of learning about the English language and
actively seeking to build a good vocabulary. If you can't say
it, you don't know it.
Anti-intellectualism is rampant in Christianity, too. The
contemporary emphasis upon ' "the leading of the Spirit" has
been taken to an extreme, resulting in the inability of many
Christians to communicate with non-Christians. Christianity
has become experience-oriented, all too frequently ignoring
theology and apologetics. This spirit of rejection of intellectual
pursuit and mental discipline is another major cause of the
death of communication.
Romanticism, euphemism, and anti-intellectualism, then,
have successfully eliminated much meaningful communication
from America. Whether or not this dying of communication
will be arrested in the future no one can know. It is certain,
however, that only when the spirit of our age is changed by an
emphasis upon objectivism and reason will the tide turn, and
will we be able to communicate effectively with each other
again.
Note: Readers interested in pursuing this subject are referred
to the following articles:
"The Plight of the American Language," by Jean
Stafford, SA TURDA Y REVIEW/WORLD, December
4, 1973, p. 14.
"Faking It," by Arthur Herzog, SA TURDA Y R1JVIEW
OF THE SOCIETY, March 17, 1973, p. 36.
Love Letter - continued from page five
me - maybe it was a recent decision. I wish I could have
shared it with you. I guess you didn't see how someone like
me would fit into that kind of life. It seemed best to you we
part. Maybe if you had been more frank and open about it­if
you had ended our relationship with a clean break. The slow
decay of all that we shared is what I can't bear.
I'm sorry. Sometimes I feel as if I still had a claim on you.
You never liked that idea. It feels a bit funny tagging behind,
hoping you 11 notice me. It seems even stranger having to
write you a letter when we pass in the halls all day long. I
guess I just hope 111 have you back someday - someday when
you have learned how to love.
And to think - you called me Lord ... -LJC
by Charlie Cosgrove
Symposium V:
KABY: Why, or, why not?
Whether anyone knows it or not, on
the friendly confines of the third floor,
and adjacent to the Learning Resource
Center, are located the equipment and
personnel of the present Bethel radio sta­tion,
KABY. At this writing, the radio is
almost ready to go on the air. However,
the question still remains as to the role of
the radio station. What does or should
such a station mean to students of the
college? What are the possibilities for the
future? Where should the line, pertaining
to all-important expenditures, be drawn?
What questions should the individual stu­dent,
(the radio station's ultimate bene­factor),
raise about the future of a radio
on our campus?
* * * * *
by Bob Winter
Does Bethel need a campus radio sta­tion?
In answering that question, I would
first like to discuss the value of college
radio stations in general.
Like the college newspaper, the radio
station offers the student the oppor­tunity
for "hands-on" experience. For
students who will someday be involved
in mass communication and, possibly, in
radio itself, an on-campus radio station
would present a first-hand view of the
workings of the medium.
The campus station offers a service to
the college community. Besides offering
entertainment, the station gives the com­munity
immediate access to news of
campus-related happenings and immedi­ate
broadcast of off-campus sports events.
The facilities of the station are also
useful to radio-related classes. Classes in
speech, music appreciation, and language
could arrange for the use of the equip­ment
for labs.
For Bethel in particular, there are
other reasons for developing a campus
radio station. KABY will offer program­ming
distinct from that of any other Twin
Cities station. Music, news, and features
will be geared to entertain, inform, and
build up the Bethel community specifi­cally.
Included in the programming will be
daily inspirational messages, campus and
network national news reports, contem­porary
Christian music programs, forums,
and radio drama.
Moreover KABY has offered its facili­ties
to the Baptist General Conference
for the production of informative tapes.
Financed by the Conference, these tapes
would utilize Bethel talent and would be
made available to churches for broadcast
through their local radio stations.
by Fred Ogimachi
Since our move from the old campus
to the new, we have been awaiting the
completion of many of the facilities
which would add to Bethel's effective­ness.
One of these facilities is KABY, the
Bethel radio station. Now after a year and
a half of anticipation of equipment, it is
evident that KABY will finally material­ize
and broadcast its programming via the
airways to the Bethel community.
It isn't my desire to question the vali­dity
of a radio station for our communi­ty,
but I would like to raise some ques­tions
at the beginning of this endeavor.
These questions come in the light of a
proposed $5915 dollar budget which was
submitted by the current radio station
staff for next year's operation.
The first question would concern the
listening audience. It would appear that
a warrant for the sum of money request­ed,
which is considerable when you real­ize
that only $1400 was budgeted to the
station in its last full year of operation,
would involve improved and relevant pro­gramming.
This advancement would have
to be significant, considering that the
increase in budget requested is significant.
The other matter concerning the lis­teners
is the range of and amount of
interest. With many of us stoked in our
commercial stations, would KABY be
able to draw enough listeners from here
on the community to make the station
pay? That question would be hard to
answer at this point, but it seems that the
budget was proposed without a substan­tial
audience analysis. This would suggest
that the current staff runs the risk of hav­ing
nothing more than a playbox where
they do nothing but entertain themselves
and maybe a handful of faithfuls.
The second question concerns the bud­get
itself. With a budget increase of over
$3500, you may ask, why the increase?
It seems that the current staff feels they
need news and they need it as it happens.
For this reason they have proposed
$1980 for news equipment. Sixty dollars
of this is for newspaper subscriptions,
which is, it seems to me, very reasonable.
The remaining $1920 is proposed for a
UPI teletype machine and also a CBS .
hookup line which will be connected in
the metropolitan area. These two facets
of the station seem to be extravagant in
the light of the total listening audience.
Since the range of the station will not go
beyond the bounds of the campus it
appears that these two items are unneces­sary.
The cost for this equipment far out­weighs
its benefits to the community.
A third question concerning the radio
station involves the basic question of fi­nancing.
With the effort of the entire
community committed to reduce expend­itures
for the forthcoming school year, it
seems that the radio station could also
lend a small hand. The proposed budget
calls for $750 to broadcast sports and
$290 for a Shure Microphone Mixer.
These would be assets to operational
status of the station, but couldn 't they be
funded, for example, through a type of
money drive? The track team used var­ious
methods of gathering support for its
spring jogs. Why couldn't the radio sta­tion
drum up support for these and other
monetary aspects of the station?
KABY will eventually flood the air­ways
of Bethel. The value to the com-
(continued on page eight)
I think that Bethel needs a radio
station.
Radio Station makes waves.
seven
Ogimachi- continued from page seven
munity as a whole of this venture will be
brought into focus as the station con­tinues.
Before sending its first program to
the air, which would be financed by the
student association, I believe the present
and future operators of the station should
look into some basic steps of creativity,
individuality, and excellence, which are
trademarks of Bethel College. It appears
quite clear that, to date, they have failed
to do this regarding the budget which has
been proposed; and the lack of communi­cation
concerning the station has kept
the college community somewhat unin­formed
concerning these finances.
The radio station should be given a
chance to prove its value, but the value
has not yet been determined. I suggest
giving KABY a small portion of affection,
but don't give them the entire run of the
show until they prove, and prove they
must, they deserve more. Remember,
they aren't asking for a token, but for the
whole hand in the equipment and money
which they proposed.
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FREEDOM
Freedom ... what is it? One thing is
certain, it is often misunderstood. Let me
do as I please! But, I say, alas when I do ...
finally, I find what I am doing fails to
please even me. Freedom, then, comes
only through proper discipline, and that
discipline is self imposed. Knowledge of
the rules cannot produce freedom. No,
freedom is the result of joyful submission
to law. It is the freedom of the bird in the
air, the fish in the sea, the musician who,
by conscientious practice has bound him­self
to the rules of harmony and melodic
progressions, so accustomed his fingers
to negotiate a difficult progression of
notes, always placing the proper finger on
the proper key that he now enjoys the ex­perience
of finding that the music flows
from his hands with a delightful sense of
true freedom.
Freedom ... yes, the freedom of the
one who, as a love slave, has bound him­self
to the Son of God; thus, finding the
delight of the bondage of obedience. He
exclaims with delight, "The life which I
now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of
the Son of God who loved me and gave
himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) Con­sider
this, "If the Son therefore shall
make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
(John 8:36) That is the freedom of love
that binds us to the law - a delightful
liberating bondage ... the bondage of love.
(Reprinted from the October issue of
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of townhouse west apartments, it was
pointed out to several students that their
posters of Raquel Welch should be volun­tarily
removed from their bedroom walls.
It is perfectly clear that they were not
removed, for on Friday the fourth of
January, a notice was received by stu­dents
stating that "(we are) going to take
those that are still up down on Friday. -
Ralph and Lynn." I am not trying to
defend Raquel but am merely pointing
out, in my opinion, that there has been
an infringement on students' privacy, and
if there was not, then posters of Mark
Spitz should soon succumb to the same
fate as well.
Duane Russell Bennett
P. S. You should see what I have in my
dresser.
Love at Bethel-continued from page three
And he came! At twenty after twelve
we drove to U.J. 's and had tea and a
plate of toast between us."
Bethel junior, female
"I found love on that Day of Prayer.
The concern that radiated from the circle
of students in the Prayer Chapel was
beautiful. "
Bethel senior, female
Love at Bethel?
I'm a junkie for ya, baby
You're black, beautiful and strong;
I'm a chunkie for ya, lady
You're my rest, my peace, and song.
I see ya every day -
Don't care too much what time;
I'll always pass your way
and get my thrills for just a dime.
You kill a hunger fast -
Your taste is raw and hot;
Where would I be without you,
You lusty coffee shop?
Will do typing
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hockey club
hits rough ice
by Doug Horst
The Bethel Hockey Club, playing in
the Municipal Senior Hockey League of
St. Paul, has posted three defeats in three
games.
Bethel lost its first game on Decem­ber
8 to Carter Ford, 7 to 5. Defeat fol­lowed
on December 9 to Hastings, 3 to 1.
The third defeat came on January 2, when
Bethel dropped another to the Eagles 11
to 0, suffering a loss of players due to
the holiday season.
The Hockey Club suffers from a lack
of money which has cut back some of the
games, but the seventeen-man squad is
still planning a schedule to include up to
fifteen more games.
Sports Calendar
Wrestling -
vs. Hamline at home, Friday Jan 11 th,
7:00 p.m.
at Eau Claire, Saturday Jan 12th,
7:30 p.m.
vs. Concordia St. Paul at home,
Jan 16th, 7:30 p.m.
M.I.A.C. Tournament at St. Mary's,
Jan 19th at Augsburg, Jan 23rd,
7:00 p.m.
Basketball -
at Concordia St. Paul, Jan 12th,
7:30 p.m.
v. Westmar at home, Jan 18th,
7:30 p.m.
v. Northwestern at home, Jan 19th,
7:30p.m.
at Sioux Falls, Jan 25th, 7 :30 p.m.
Hockey -
vs. Friendly Merchants at the Highland
Arena, Jan 13th
vs. Carter Ford at the Highland Arena,
Jan 19th
vs. Hastings at the Pleasant Arena,
Jan 27th
Sunday night, Hockey Club plays the
Friendly Merchants at Highland Arena.
Also at Highland Arena, on January 19,
they face Carter Ford. Hastings will be
the Hockey Club's opponent at Pleasant
Arena January 27.
The Bethel Hockey Club is coached by
John Erickson, senior, and the faculty
adviser is Tom Correll.
track marathon
nets $1,000
by Bill Trollinger
December 7 & 8 the Bethel track team
staged a marathon in hopes of raising
$600 for a spring trip. Fighting the cold
blustery weather, 27 runners ran 225
miles in the marathon.
The spring trip, sacrificed last year due
to a budget deficit, is a training trip for
the tracksters. Going South to escape the
Minnesota weather, the team runs meets
and as Captain Harley Turner remarked,
"It can be one of the finest experiences
of your life. "
Much to the elation of the team,
$1,000 was raised, exceeding their goal by
$400. Details of the spring trip have not
as yet been established.
women's sports-volleyball
ends,
basketball next
by Dave Greener
Bethel's women's volleyball teams con­cluded
their 1973 seasons by visiting and
defeating the Northwestern College squads
November 29.
The "A" team's 3-2 victory (best of 5
matches) capped a 5-7 campaign while the
"B" squad's 2-0 triumph (best of 3) left
that team with a 4-8 season summary.
Besides their regular record, the "A"
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squad also posted a 1-2 mark in the
Minnesota State Womens' Volleyball
Tournament held November 17 at Macal­ester.
About 15 girls were members of Coach
Patricia Brownlee's teams this year.
Among them were six departing seniors:
Debbie Anderson, Lynn Dreesen, Lyn
Gustafson, Sheloa Hanson, Kathy Head,
and Bev Kiel.
The womens' sports' focus now
switches to basketball where Coach Carol
Morgan's "A" and "B" cagers open the
1974 season by tangling teams from
Augsburg, January 24, at Augsburg.
wrestlers split
a pai•r
by Tim Benhardus
Bethel's wrestling team split their
dual matches on the weekend before final
exams. The Royals were awesome as they
demolished Gustavus Adolphus 48 -
3. From Gustavus's standpoint, the match
got out of hand when the Royals recorded
three pins in a row.
Bill Lott pinned Keith VanLiere in
3:29 in the 158 pound match. Fred Witz­gall
followed with a pin in 3:28 of
Gustavus's Brian Morris. Senior Dave
Hanks recorded the quickest pin of the
Royal's season as he put away Gary
Riley in 1 :43. As an indication of the
strength of the wrestling team this year,
they are currently 3 - 2 (compared to
1 - 4 at this time last year), and have
outscored their opponents 140 - 86.
The Royal's had a hard time getting it
together against St, Thomas, as they lost
24 - 21.
Junior Fred Witzgall and senior Dave
Hanks were the only Royals to gain
victories in matches. St. Thomas had to
forfeit two matches to Bethel. This
coupled with Dave's win by decision and
Fred's pin made up the wrestler's 21
points. Fred and Dave both carry un­blemished
5 - 0 records into the re­mainder
of the season.
Bethel 48
Wt.
118 Ogamachi
126 Bakker-
134 Peterson 11
142 Turner-
150 B. Peterson 2
158 Lott 3:29
167 Witzgall 3:28
177 Hanks 1 :43
190 Barringer­Hwt
Flasch 6
Bethel 21
118 Miller-
126 Bakker
134 Peterson 6
142 Turner-
150 B. Peterson 0
158 Lott 2
167 Witzgall 5:44
177 Hanks 14
190 Barringer
Hwt Flasch 2
Gustavus Adol. 3
(6-0)
(12-0)
(15-0)
(21-0 )
(21-3 )
(27 -3)
(33-3)
(39-3)
( 45-3)
(48-3)
Forfeited
Forfeited
Hewitt 5
Forfeited
Sorenson 7
Van Liere
Morris
Riley
Forfeited
Theole 3
St. Thomas 24
(6-0) Forfeited
(6-6) Langer 2: 54
(6-9) Kennedy 8
(12-9) Forfeited
(12-12) Burke 4
(12-15) Germscheid
(18-15) Heitkamp
(21-15) Pearson 6
(21-21) Moore 7:11
(21-24) Pope 4
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Scroggins eludes Northland cagers, as Aune, Steen
and Robertson prepare for unlikely rebound.
Royals drub Northla-nd,
win one at Duluth
by Curtis Kregness
The Bethel cagers gave the Northland College Lumber­jacks
the ax last Friday 92 to 75, gaining their second victory
of the season. The Royals notched their first win December 14
against the University of Minnesota at Duluth (UMD) during the
Duluth Invitational.
Steve Scroggins led Bethel against the Lumberjacks with
26 points, followed by Mark Robertson with 18, and Phil Aune
with 15. Paul Healy, the Royals' first string sophomore center,
was next with 11 points, but made an equal contribution
defensively, blocking four Northland shots in the first half.
Healy also grabbed nine rebounds in the game to lead Bethel
in that category.
The Royals played four games over Christmas vacation,
two each at the Duluth Invitational and the Wayne State
Invitational in Wayne, Nebraska.
Scroggins was named Most Valuable Player in the Dulut~
Invitational and was named to the all-tourney team. In theIr
second gam'e at Duluth, the Royals fell 77 to 68 to Bemidji
State, which went on to win the tournament.
At the Wayne State Invitational in Nebraska, Bethel
dropped two games to finish at the bottom of that tournament.
The Royals' first loss was December 28 to Wayne State, 57 to
54.
Wartburg College, Iowa, trounced the Royals 95 to
71 the following day. The fourth team in that tournament was
the Bemidji State Beavers. The Beavers won that invitational,
also.
Bemidji stretched its winning season further Saturday,
as it stomped Bethel 82 to 67. The Royals matched the
Beavers' tight defensive play in the first half, battling to a
35 to 35 tie. The second half saw the Royals fall behind
quickly in the first several minutes, and Bemidji never let
them catch up.
Carleton College came to Bethel Tuesday for the Royals'
last game before Tri-State Conference competition begins.
Tomorrow night Bethel will challenge the Concordia College
Comets, 7 :30 at Concordia.
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Sports
Mentioning
Merritt
by John Merritt
The Bethel Roundballers came back after an active
Christmas break with noticeably improved form. Following an
encouraging win over Northland, Bethel came closer to over­powering
Bemidji State than the final score indicated. Nearly
a month had passed since many of us had seen Bethel perform
against Hamline or Macalester. In that month's time, as the
team, Coach Trager and the fans had hoped, the game plan
had been more nearly tuned, the parts more finely oiled, and
the machine worked together more efficiently on the road
toward what it takes to be a successful ball club.
More specifically, I saw in the first half of the game a
stubborn zone defense that forced bad Bemidji passes into
Bemidji turnovers and missed shots into Bethel rebounds. It
looked much more like the scrappy Royal defense of days
passed, playing its old tricks again. Unfortunately, Bethel
came out somewhat flat-footed for the first few minutes of
the second half, enough for Bemidji to take the lead for good.
Bethel played nip and tuck the remainder of the game, with
some of the first half sharpness lacking.
This brings a note to mind that I must comment on.
What may have helped more than anything else, when the
Royals were down, was some foot-stomping, hand-clapping,
some go-go-gos, and some high-spirited chants from the crowd.
I would like to have heard some tactful but effective jeers
at our "Yogi Bear" ref who wandered in at the smell of
popcorn. For the few criticisms that I had of the old
"Rowdies" (for you underclassmen who don't know what a
Rowdy is, ask an upperclassman) for their mild lack of sports­manship
at times, I know I'd rather have the old gang back
than a hushed gymnasium. Credit is due, however, to the band
who is always so faithful and supportive, and who sounded the
greatest last Saturday night. Thanks you guys.
The offense, too, showed signs of bounding back. The
fast break clicked more often, the ball was moving more
authoritatively, and a cold ember that was almost left to
die a month ago has caught flame - the ball reached the
inside where the big men operate. The outside threat is good
but must be complimented underneath the boards.
With the first Conference game at Concordia tomorrow
night, it is time to get the five starters on the floor who can
do the job. It's time to shake off the uncertainty and play ball
with the confidence and authority it takes to win. I hope that
playing neck and neck with an undefeated Bemidji team who,
by the way, won both the Duluth and Wayne State Invita­tionals
over the Holidays, is a positive sign that Bethel's
team unity has been restored. When I see the spirited
attitude of those players on the bench who give those five on
the floor all the moral support they can give, I like to think
that the unity and spirit is there. As far as you fans are
concerned - get out and yell!
Trager said, "Northwestern College is the team to beat
in the Tri-State Conference this year. However, we have the
best chance to beat Northwestern of any conference team."
Trager se-es Bethel finishing in the top three in the conference,
vying with Sioux Falls College for second place behind North­western.
Editor's note: The Royals crushed Carleton 76-67 in last
Tuesday's contest.

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Bethel College, Arden Hills, Minnesota
Is it too cold for fun? ... not for the hearty cross-country ski class!
Faculty wins nine month
contract, salaries still lag
by Bill Trollinger
One subject that seems to be basically ignored at Christian colleges is that of
teachers' salaries. Christians are to be working for heavenly reward, not for material
gain; thus, complaints of inadequate compensation tend to muster only superficial
sympathy. But teachers have to eat too, be it here at Bethel or at the U of M. The
Clarion wishes to make public the results of recent negitiations between the faculty
and the Bethel Board of Regents, which has authority over the school budget.
This year the Faculty Personnel Policies Committee (Dwight Jessup: chairman),
presented to the Board results of a study the committee had conducted. Consisting of
basically two requests, the committee (speaking for the faculty) asked for a change
from a twelve-month teacher contract to a nine-month binder, and salary hikes cor­responding
with cost of living increases.
The reason for desiring a switch from the twelve month schedule to the nine
month program is basically twofold. First, teachers who desire summer employment run
into trouble because they are considered to be already employed for these months by
Bethel College. Secondly, the Bethel administration had allowed too many exceptions to
this general rule - thus losing its uniformity.
But what about the more pressing problem - that of teachers' salaries? Where
does Bethel stand?
continued on page two
Friday, Jan. 11, 1974
This issue:
Love at Bethel
page 3
Editorial - modify
teacher evaluations
page 5
in the 1920's and more recently by
Senator Birch Bayh of Indiana. Bayh has
noted the necessity of constitutional
reform because of the failure of the
Supreme Court to interpret the Fifth and
Fourteenth Amendments to include wo­men.
These amendments concern equal
protection under the law. In a discussion
following the lecture, Jan Johnson agreed
with Dr. Ondercin. "I think an amend­ment
is necessary to speed up social
change. Equality in the law does not
necessarily mean total sameness, though,"
said Jan.
Professor William Johnson argued
that a constitutional amendment is un­necessary
becuase the courts are now
responding more to the pressure of social
change than before. Jan Falk also pre­sented
this idea during the discussion.
During the lecture, Dr. Ondercin
pointed out some arguments against
increased women's rights which often are
taken from the Bible. These supported the
theory that God made women physically,
psychologically, and socially different
from man, and that these differences
warranted fewer rights for women. How­ever,
Dr. Ondercin did not support this
use of the Bible.
Professor Donald Larson will present
the topic "Overseas American: Stranger
or Friehd?" at the next Pi Gamma Mu
lecture January 17, in room 333.
Two Interim
plays to run
by Dave Greener
Interim '74 finds several Bethelites
getting into the act of producing plays.
Dr. Robert Berglund and Prof. Dale Rott's
"Musical Drama Workshop" class is pre­paring
a rendition of the musical, "Fid­dler
on the Roof." Dr. Donald Rainbow's
"Creative Dramatics and Childrens' The­atre"
class is working on a production of
"Sleeping Beauty."
Vocalists of the college choir will be­come
actors in "Fiddler" as they sing and
bring to life the people and problems of
Orthodox Jews in the 1905 Russian vil­lage
of Anatev ka.
According to Rott, the play runs the
entire gamut of emotions, from the "most
exhuberant joy" to the "most deathly
depression." An effort is being made, he
says, to retain some of the play's cultural
flavor, to maintain its Orthodox authen­ticity.
Over 1 00 people are involved in the
production. The fruits of their labor will
be unveiled January 25 and 26 in the
gymnasium. Show time each evening is at
8. Tickets cost $2.00 for adults, $1.50
for students, and $1.00 for students with
SAC.
While the Berglund-Rott crew is work­ing
on a musical, the 26 members of Dr.
Rainbow's class are preparing a childrens'
play. "Sleeping Beauty" will be presented
for elementary students (3rd grade and
under in this instance) from Moundsview
schools. Last year, according to Rainbow,
over 3,000 youths viewed performances
here of his class' production of "Simple
Simon."
Besides several performances for the
elementary students, public performances
of "Sleeping Beauty" are tentatively
scheduled for Janaury 26 at 10 a.m. and
2 p.m. in the "Experimental Theatre."
The purpose of Rainbow's class is
actually two-fold. Besides producing a
play, the members are also learning a
separate subject: teaching children to
make creative dramatical improvizations.
8M/opens
lyric contest
A tie for first place honors, the first
in the thirteen years of the BMI (Broad­cast
Music, Inc.), Varsity Show competi­tion,
was announced by the judging panel
of 12 major figures from the theater and
music world. "Lord Have Mercy," writ­ten
by Stephen M. Fechtor, presented by
Scotch 'n' Soda of Carnegie-Mellon Uni­versi
ty, shared the first place tie wi th
"Suffragette!," written by Josh Rubins
and presented by Radcliffe Grant-in-Aid
Society of Radcliffe College. Duplicate
awards of $1,000 were made to the
writers of the winning shows on October
11, at BMI's New York offices. BMI
officials also presented checks for $5000
to the two sponsoring organizations.
The award is Mr. Fechtor's second prize
in the competition.
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will be awarded to the Department of
Communication and Theater of the
University of Vermont for "Covenant,"
written by Jan Mordecai Goldstein and
David Brian Lash.
The BMI Varsity Show competition
is open each year to young composers
and lyricists on college campuses across
the United States and Canada. Prizes
totaling $1,500 are awarded to the pro­ducing
organization and to the writers of
the best show.
The panel of judges for the 13th
annual BMI Varsity Show competition
included the following distinguished per­sons
from the musical theater: Jeff
Britton, Stanley Catron, Morton Da
Costa, Lehman Engel, George W. George,
Albert Hague, Sheldon Harnick, Richard
Hummler, Harry Rigby, Albert Selden,
Thomas Z. Shepard and Robert B. Sour.
R\J,les for the 1973-74 competition,
which closes June 30, 1974, are available
from Allan Becker, Broadcast Music, Inc.,
40 West 57th Street, New York, N.Y.
10019.
Love at Bethel
experienced in
people, places
by Pam Schultz
The following answers were submitted
by students in response to the writer's
question, "Where do you find love at
Bethel?"
"In the woods. Do you want me to
draw you a map?"
Bethel sophomore, male
"I seem to find it when I need it most.
It can come in small and large ways ...
a note or cookie in my P.O., a quick hug,
someone to pray with .... "
Bethel senior, female
"I see love in transparent relation­ships,
in friends that naturally expect
the best of me, that do not judge me ... "
Bethel junior, female
"Where do I find love at Bethel? Off
campus."
Bethel freshman, male
"I saw real love in one of my profes­sors
when he took the time to straighten
out my vocational tangle."
Bethel sophomore, male
"I find love around me, when it's in
me."
Bethel senior, male
"I found love at Bethel one Monday
night. Everything was going wrong and
when I lay down in my bed the tears
began. I had to talk to someone, so I
got up and called my brother. It was mid­night
but I thought I'd just ask him to
pray. He said immediately, Hey, I'll be
over in twenty minutes. We'll go to Uncle
John's and talk.
continued on page eigh t
three
clarion briefs ...
Ugly American at Bethel?
On Thursday, January, 17, at 8 O'clock
in room AC-333, Dr. Don Larson will be
speaking at the nex Pi Gamma Mu lecture
on the topic "Overseas American: Stranger
or Friend?"
To fully understand a strange society,
one must, according to Larson, adopt the
participant-observation method which
incorporates involvemen,t and indepen­dence
at the same time. Coping with a
strange society should presuppose that
an individual will emerse himself in it,
and learn to think, feel, and act as mem­bers
of that society do.
Discussion at this lecture will be of a
case study nature, and based, in part, on
the personal frustrations Larson had when
he was caught in the tensions between
being a stranger and a friend during his
recent trip in Thailand.
All students are encouraged to attend.
Studies a bear? Relief
opportunities unlimited
Campus Coordinators' Calendar
Friday, Jan 11th at 8 :00 p.m. - the film
"z" will be shown in the gym. Admis­sion
is $1.00, or $.50 with SAC.
Saturday, Jan 12th at 7:30 p.m. - two
Jesus rock groups, "Praise" and "e" will
perform in the gym. (See Don Olsen for
details on "e.") General admission is
$1.50 and $.75 with SAC.
Get culture
at ISA night
by Dave Greener
Bethelites have a chance to learn more
about the cultural backgrounds and ex­periences
of their fellow classmates Jan-
Wednesday, Jan 16th - Disney night in
the gym with two Disney films and
three cartoons. $.50 general admission
and free with SAC.
Friday, Jan 18th, after the basketball
game - pizza party in the dining center.
Saturday, Jan 19th - indoor skating
party following the basketball game at
the Roseville Ice Arena. Buses will be
available.
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Chapel Program
Monday - (Jan 14) Christian athletes
Tuesday - William Youngblood speaking
Wednesday - Pastor Lawson, Bible study
on the Holy Spirit
Thursday - Communicating the gospel
across cultures - Dr. Don Larson's class
Friday - Christianity and Modern Juda­ism,
Drs. Wessel and Lewis' class
Monday - (Jan 21) Aesthetics and Wor­ship,
Mel Stewart's class
Tuesday - Contemporary Catholicism
and Evangelical Faith, Wendell Anderson's
class
Wednesday - Pastor Lawson, Bible study
on the Holy Spirit
Thursday - Pastor Peter Unruh, just
returned from starvation areas of Africa
Friday - Stanley Anderson's class
Monday - (Jan 28) Personal Evangelism
Today, Dr. Willard Harley's class
uary 19 when the Bethel International
Student Association (ISA) sponsors an
"International Night" in the Dining
Center.
The evening, which will emphasize
cultures of Bethel students who have
lived in the Eastern Hemisphere and
~frica, will feature a variety program,
dIsplay booths, and samplings of native
foods.
The program will be presented in three
parts, focusing first on the Phillipines,
then on Africa, and finally on Hong Kong
and Japan. Slides, singing, skits, music, and
the relating of mission activities are among
the program's possibilities.
Display booths representing six dif­ferent
countries or areas will be set up for
visitors' perusal during intermissions and
native dish samplings will be available
for their taste.
The international evening begins at 5
and concludes at 8. Admission is $1, with
extra charges for foods (Bethel food cou­pons
are to be accepted).
ISA members hope to sponsor another
"International Night" second semester,
at that time highlighting some of the
cultures of the Western Hemisphere.
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Two administrative
changes needed
After reflecting back on the last semester, and after musing
over several of the students' required encounters with some
branch of the college administration, we are left, quite frankly,
with the conclusion that some changes need to be made in two
areas of common irritation. Some modifications are in order
regarding the registration process; and if the teacher evaluation
procedure is not altered in a significant manner, it should be
dropped altogether.
Alternative measures for registration need to be worked
out. Put bluntly, students, especially at the close of the semes­ter,
have more important things to worry about than whether
or not their legs will collapse en route to the business window.
Some students literally spent hours in line, waiting to have
their registration form stamped. And, we believe, the problem
is not solved by requesting that students separate their banking
and registration visits, spreading them over a period of time.
Neither is it solved by diffusing registration activities through
the Post Office. Surely this campus has facilities which could
be converted easily into a quick-moving registration faculty.
In addition to facilities, it may also make good sense to hire
additional people, preferably students, to help ease the
registration-time overload on the business window staff.
Yet more serious problems arise from the teacher evalua­tion
forms every student is requested or compelled (as the
case may be) to fill out at the close of the semester. Students
and teachers alike are adversely affected by this procedure.
For teachers, form evaluation, at best, may make for a slightly
inaccurate evaluation, or for a very poor one. In anonymity
students may vent their wrath, or indulge in unwarranted
mush. Further, how is the student, under the present or per­haps
any system, able to grade fairly a "superior" or "poor"
performance, when there is no established norm for "average?"
Teachers are compared across departmental lines and different
styles of teaching, regardless of their validity, are often judged
as a matter of student taste, not on the merits of the respective
method.
For students, (and we do not believe this is an overstate­ment),
grades, teacher relationships, and even a college career
may be thrown into jeopardy as a result of an adverse teacher
reaction to student evaluation. An example of this took place
in December, just prior to final exams, when a class of approxi­mately
twenty-five was accused by the instructor (upon
receiving "poor" evaluations), of "emotion-packed reaction."
The teacher thought he knew from which individuals the
"poor" (and anonymous) evaluations came, by merit of his
gradebook, from which he arbitrarily made a correlation. The
dangers of this sort of action, as well as in (unavoidably) a far
larger number of more subtle cases, are quite explicit.
If we must have these evaluations, we think, at minimum,
that the following changes should be made. First and foremost,
a teacher should not see his or her evaluation, or know the
results, until after grades are in. Second, departmental evalua­tion
forms would be more valuable than those which contain
questions often having no bearing on many disciplines, and
consequently should be considered. Third, all forms should
make provision for class rank and choice of major, to provide
a minimum degree of reference for the evaluator. There is no
question, we think, that a senior would, by virtue of his or
her college experience, be able to assess a teacher more
accurately than would a freshman. Fourth, students who do
not wish to fill out such forms should not have to do so. On
the other hand, provision should be made for the signature of
the student, who knows perfectly well the origin of his own
evaluation.
Admittedly such adjustments require more work; accurate
judgement always does. Yet there is no doubt that these, or
perhaps other very basic changes need to be made.
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Editor's note: This month, while Judy Harrington is working
with the Baptist General Conference's official organ, The
Standard, in Evanston Illinois, and while Marcia Barbour is
studying art with a touring group in France, Duane Bennett
and Curt Kregness are temporarily assuming their roles.
LOVE LETTER
"I have this against thee, because thou hast left thy first love."
We had something, you and I. Those were very beautiful
words you said to me. I never tired of them. The rest of the
world rushed by and you saw only me.
What's happening to us? You pass in the halls and pretend
you do not know me. You look right past me. I know you
have many responsibilities and problems crowding for your
attention; but what of the plans we had, all the things you
said we'd do together? Are they nothing to you now? You
never miss me as I miss you.
I sensed it sooner than you might think. Your mind wan­dered
from me at the oddest times. You think I didn't notice?
You couldn't always put your heart into our time together.
Sometimes we hardly talked. I guess we never really had very
much in common. You've lost interest in me. What is there
that I can do?
I think back to those first mornings we spent so blissfully
together. I loved those times and thought they had become
dear to you. Do you ever feel guilty about the way you've
treated me? I try to find your eyes and they dart away. Do
you always enter love no strings attached? There is something
elusive behind your vision. Does your conscience stir at a
memory of me there? Do you think you've used me? I've been
used before. Love has al ways been a very dangerous thing
for me.
What was that freedom you craved? Even when we were
closest, something was fleeting behind your gaze. Now that
you ignore me, are you free?
I sat behind you in chapel yesterday. You didn't even see
me. Did I even cross your thoughts? Maybe chapel was an
unlikely place to get your attention. It makes me think of the
times we used to talk and it seemed to me you were only
talking to yourself.
Last evening I watched you from across the lounge. You
were very absorbed studying for your Theology final. I knew
it was no time to disturb you so I watched your eyes. They
looked so restless; or did I imagine it?
I hear you're studying for the ministry . You never told
(continued on page 6)
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My Opinion
The Death
Of Communication
Editor's note: As a new feature in the Clarion, My Opinion
columns will be available to the student body at large. Articles
should be submitted directly to and discussed with the editor.
Topics are the writer's choice, and may be of a serious, satiri­cal,
or even humorous nature.
by Bruce Wray
Communication in America is dying. A strange statement
indeed when one considers the tremendous advances in com­munication
technology in the past fifty years. We now have
telegraph, telephone, radio, television, and the press. We have
nearly instant contact with any location in the entire world;
never before in the history of man have the possibilities for
communication been so vast. Yet, it is still true that real com­munication
is dying. Examples of this abound: a teenager
whines to a friend, "I just can't talk to may parents;" a
minister inserts a simple announcement in a Sunday bulletin
only to receive a dozen phone calls during the week asking him
to explain what he meant; Ph. D's reporting research results,
in the words of a man who edits their manuscripts, "can't put
two words together without getting them in the wrong order."
I see three basic reasons for this dying of communication in
America. I call these three reasons romanticism, euphemism,
and anti-intellectualism.
When one thinks of romanticism one usually thinks of the
great Romantic poets in England who had their heyday in the
late 1700's and early 1800's: Wordsworth, Shelley, Byron,
Keats, Coleridge. In a larger sense, though, romanticism is a
condition of the mind, or a "mind-set." Several emphases of
romanticism as a philosophy are: subjectivism, sentimentalism,
imagination and intuition, love of nature, expression of
emotion. Romanticism emphasizes emotion over reason.
Traces of romanticism are strongly present in our contem­porary
culture. For instance, it is currently popular to say,
"If it feels good - do it!" This is romanticism in a nutshell. An
artist throws a gob of paint on a canvas and we call it "art;"
we reverence any expression of emotion; computers produce
electronic sounds that may be physically painful to listen to,
but it is called "music."
This whole attitude of seeking only to express one's per­sonal
emotions is damaging to any type of meaningful com­munication.
When one asks an artist or a poet what his creation
means and he replies that it means anything you want it to
mean, his art has failed to communicate, for to communicate
just "anything" is to communicate precisely nothing. Seman­ticists
tell us exact communication is impossible among men,
but this type of "expression" (the gob of paint or muddle
of words) is just that-it has no communicative quality whatso­ever.
Romanticism has dealt a mortal wound to communi­cation.
A second contributor to the death of communication is
what I call "euphemism." Euphemism is defined as "the sub­stitution
of an inoffensive term for one considered offensively
explicit." Euphemism as used here refers to any manipUlation
of the language (or any medium) that results in distortion of
meaning. Maybe the best indication of how euphemism virtually
permeates our society is the fact that most Americans do not
realize just how much untruth they are compelled to accept
every day.
A movie is described as being "For Mature Audiences
Only" when everyone knows it is intended specifically for
voyeurs; a picture in the service manual for a washing machine
shows a smartly uniformed, friendly "service representative"
six
coming promptly to call, when the truth is that you may have
to wait weeks for service, and when it does come the repairman
may be cantankerous and dishonest; advertisers are nearly
always guilty of euphemism, as are many politicans and most
educators. Students do not "major" or "minor" in anything
here at Bethel anymore-today we have "concentrations" and
"cognates," along with "core" and "balance." If we are honest
about it, the use of euphemism is a form of subtle lying.
Euphemism is an obvious and significant detriment to
meaningful communication.
To cite anti-intellectualism as the third cause of the death
of communication may appear somewhat paradoxical in light
of what was just discussed. It would seem, superficially, that
euphemism is a product of an above-average intellect. Yet this
could hardly be true when one considers that most Americans
are guilty of employing euphemism at one time or another.
By anti-intellectualism we mean the tendency for people
to reject formal learning or, at best, to hold it in contempt.
For example, many high school English departments have long
since given up teaching grammar to students, and have con­centrated
on expression (another indication of romanticism,
you will remember). Their rationale has been that it is more
important for students to learn who they are and where they
are going than it is to learn grammar. This sounds fine, but it
does not work-it ignores reality. If a student does not know
the eight parts of speech and how to use them, he simply will
not be able to effectively communicate.
Further, the ability to write clearly is one manifestation
of the ability to think clearly; to say "I know what I want to
say, but I just can't find the words for it" is a rationalization
for the rejection of learning about the English language and
actively seeking to build a good vocabulary. If you can't say
it, you don't know it.
Anti-intellectualism is rampant in Christianity, too. The
contemporary emphasis upon ' "the leading of the Spirit" has
been taken to an extreme, resulting in the inability of many
Christians to communicate with non-Christians. Christianity
has become experience-oriented, all too frequently ignoring
theology and apologetics. This spirit of rejection of intellectual
pursuit and mental discipline is another major cause of the
death of communication.
Romanticism, euphemism, and anti-intellectualism, then,
have successfully eliminated much meaningful communication
from America. Whether or not this dying of communication
will be arrested in the future no one can know. It is certain,
however, that only when the spirit of our age is changed by an
emphasis upon objectivism and reason will the tide turn, and
will we be able to communicate effectively with each other
again.
Note: Readers interested in pursuing this subject are referred
to the following articles:
"The Plight of the American Language," by Jean
Stafford, SA TURDA Y REVIEW/WORLD, December
4, 1973, p. 14.
"Faking It," by Arthur Herzog, SA TURDA Y R1JVIEW
OF THE SOCIETY, March 17, 1973, p. 36.
Love Letter - continued from page five
me - maybe it was a recent decision. I wish I could have
shared it with you. I guess you didn't see how someone like
me would fit into that kind of life. It seemed best to you we
part. Maybe if you had been more frank and open about it­if
you had ended our relationship with a clean break. The slow
decay of all that we shared is what I can't bear.
I'm sorry. Sometimes I feel as if I still had a claim on you.
You never liked that idea. It feels a bit funny tagging behind,
hoping you 11 notice me. It seems even stranger having to
write you a letter when we pass in the halls all day long. I
guess I just hope 111 have you back someday - someday when
you have learned how to love.
And to think - you called me Lord ... -LJC
by Charlie Cosgrove
Symposium V:
KABY: Why, or, why not?
Whether anyone knows it or not, on
the friendly confines of the third floor,
and adjacent to the Learning Resource
Center, are located the equipment and
personnel of the present Bethel radio sta­tion,
KABY. At this writing, the radio is
almost ready to go on the air. However,
the question still remains as to the role of
the radio station. What does or should
such a station mean to students of the
college? What are the possibilities for the
future? Where should the line, pertaining
to all-important expenditures, be drawn?
What questions should the individual stu­dent,
(the radio station's ultimate bene­factor),
raise about the future of a radio
on our campus?
* * * * *
by Bob Winter
Does Bethel need a campus radio sta­tion?
In answering that question, I would
first like to discuss the value of college
radio stations in general.
Like the college newspaper, the radio
station offers the student the oppor­tunity
for "hands-on" experience. For
students who will someday be involved
in mass communication and, possibly, in
radio itself, an on-campus radio station
would present a first-hand view of the
workings of the medium.
The campus station offers a service to
the college community. Besides offering
entertainment, the station gives the com­munity
immediate access to news of
campus-related happenings and immedi­ate
broadcast of off-campus sports events.
The facilities of the station are also
useful to radio-related classes. Classes in
speech, music appreciation, and language
could arrange for the use of the equip­ment
for labs.
For Bethel in particular, there are
other reasons for developing a campus
radio station. KABY will offer program­ming
distinct from that of any other Twin
Cities station. Music, news, and features
will be geared to entertain, inform, and
build up the Bethel community specifi­cally.
Included in the programming will be
daily inspirational messages, campus and
network national news reports, contem­porary
Christian music programs, forums,
and radio drama.
Moreover KABY has offered its facili­ties
to the Baptist General Conference
for the production of informative tapes.
Financed by the Conference, these tapes
would utilize Bethel talent and would be
made available to churches for broadcast
through their local radio stations.
by Fred Ogimachi
Since our move from the old campus
to the new, we have been awaiting the
completion of many of the facilities
which would add to Bethel's effective­ness.
One of these facilities is KABY, the
Bethel radio station. Now after a year and
a half of anticipation of equipment, it is
evident that KABY will finally material­ize
and broadcast its programming via the
airways to the Bethel community.
It isn't my desire to question the vali­dity
of a radio station for our communi­ty,
but I would like to raise some ques­tions
at the beginning of this endeavor.
These questions come in the light of a
proposed $5915 dollar budget which was
submitted by the current radio station
staff for next year's operation.
The first question would concern the
listening audience. It would appear that
a warrant for the sum of money request­ed,
which is considerable when you real­ize
that only $1400 was budgeted to the
station in its last full year of operation,
would involve improved and relevant pro­gramming.
This advancement would have
to be significant, considering that the
increase in budget requested is significant.
The other matter concerning the lis­teners
is the range of and amount of
interest. With many of us stoked in our
commercial stations, would KABY be
able to draw enough listeners from here
on the community to make the station
pay? That question would be hard to
answer at this point, but it seems that the
budget was proposed without a substan­tial
audience analysis. This would suggest
that the current staff runs the risk of hav­ing
nothing more than a playbox where
they do nothing but entertain themselves
and maybe a handful of faithfuls.
The second question concerns the bud­get
itself. With a budget increase of over
$3500, you may ask, why the increase?
It seems that the current staff feels they
need news and they need it as it happens.
For this reason they have proposed
$1980 for news equipment. Sixty dollars
of this is for newspaper subscriptions,
which is, it seems to me, very reasonable.
The remaining $1920 is proposed for a
UPI teletype machine and also a CBS .
hookup line which will be connected in
the metropolitan area. These two facets
of the station seem to be extravagant in
the light of the total listening audience.
Since the range of the station will not go
beyond the bounds of the campus it
appears that these two items are unneces­sary.
The cost for this equipment far out­weighs
its benefits to the community.
A third question concerning the radio
station involves the basic question of fi­nancing.
With the effort of the entire
community committed to reduce expend­itures
for the forthcoming school year, it
seems that the radio station could also
lend a small hand. The proposed budget
calls for $750 to broadcast sports and
$290 for a Shure Microphone Mixer.
These would be assets to operational
status of the station, but couldn 't they be
funded, for example, through a type of
money drive? The track team used var­ious
methods of gathering support for its
spring jogs. Why couldn't the radio sta­tion
drum up support for these and other
monetary aspects of the station?
KABY will eventually flood the air­ways
of Bethel. The value to the com-
(continued on page eight)
I think that Bethel needs a radio
station.
Radio Station makes waves.
seven
Ogimachi- continued from page seven
munity as a whole of this venture will be
brought into focus as the station con­tinues.
Before sending its first program to
the air, which would be financed by the
student association, I believe the present
and future operators of the station should
look into some basic steps of creativity,
individuality, and excellence, which are
trademarks of Bethel College. It appears
quite clear that, to date, they have failed
to do this regarding the budget which has
been proposed; and the lack of communi­cation
concerning the station has kept
the college community somewhat unin­formed
concerning these finances.
The radio station should be given a
chance to prove its value, but the value
has not yet been determined. I suggest
giving KABY a small portion of affection,
but don't give them the entire run of the
show until they prove, and prove they
must, they deserve more. Remember,
they aren't asking for a token, but for the
whole hand in the equipment and money
which they proposed.
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Letters
FREEDOM
Freedom ... what is it? One thing is
certain, it is often misunderstood. Let me
do as I please! But, I say, alas when I do ...
finally, I find what I am doing fails to
please even me. Freedom, then, comes
only through proper discipline, and that
discipline is self imposed. Knowledge of
the rules cannot produce freedom. No,
freedom is the result of joyful submission
to law. It is the freedom of the bird in the
air, the fish in the sea, the musician who,
by conscientious practice has bound him­self
to the rules of harmony and melodic
progressions, so accustomed his fingers
to negotiate a difficult progression of
notes, always placing the proper finger on
the proper key that he now enjoys the ex­perience
of finding that the music flows
from his hands with a delightful sense of
true freedom.
Freedom ... yes, the freedom of the
one who, as a love slave, has bound him­self
to the Son of God; thus, finding the
delight of the bondage of obedience. He
exclaims with delight, "The life which I
now live in the flesh, I live by the faith of
the Son of God who loved me and gave
himself for me." (Galatians 2:20) Con­sider
this, "If the Son therefore shall
make you free, ye shall be free indeed."
(John 8:36) That is the freedom of love
that binds us to the law - a delightful
liberating bondage ... the bondage of love.
(Reprinted from the October issue of
NOW, published by Le Tourneae College,
Longview, Texas. - submitted by, Paul R.
Finlay)
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of townhouse west apartments, it was
pointed out to several students that their
posters of Raquel Welch should be volun­tarily
removed from their bedroom walls.
It is perfectly clear that they were not
removed, for on Friday the fourth of
January, a notice was received by stu­dents
stating that "(we are) going to take
those that are still up down on Friday. -
Ralph and Lynn." I am not trying to
defend Raquel but am merely pointing
out, in my opinion, that there has been
an infringement on students' privacy, and
if there was not, then posters of Mark
Spitz should soon succumb to the same
fate as well.
Duane Russell Bennett
P. S. You should see what I have in my
dresser.
Love at Bethel-continued from page three
And he came! At twenty after twelve
we drove to U.J. 's and had tea and a
plate of toast between us."
Bethel junior, female
"I found love on that Day of Prayer.
The concern that radiated from the circle
of students in the Prayer Chapel was
beautiful. "
Bethel senior, female
Love at Bethel?
I'm a junkie for ya, baby
You're black, beautiful and strong;
I'm a chunkie for ya, lady
You're my rest, my peace, and song.
I see ya every day -
Don't care too much what time;
I'll always pass your way
and get my thrills for just a dime.
You kill a hunger fast -
Your taste is raw and hot;
Where would I be without you,
You lusty coffee shop?
Will do typing
in my home
Fee negotiable
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hockey club
hits rough ice
by Doug Horst
The Bethel Hockey Club, playing in
the Municipal Senior Hockey League of
St. Paul, has posted three defeats in three
games.
Bethel lost its first game on Decem­ber
8 to Carter Ford, 7 to 5. Defeat fol­lowed
on December 9 to Hastings, 3 to 1.
The third defeat came on January 2, when
Bethel dropped another to the Eagles 11
to 0, suffering a loss of players due to
the holiday season.
The Hockey Club suffers from a lack
of money which has cut back some of the
games, but the seventeen-man squad is
still planning a schedule to include up to
fifteen more games.
Sports Calendar
Wrestling -
vs. Hamline at home, Friday Jan 11 th,
7:00 p.m.
at Eau Claire, Saturday Jan 12th,
7:30 p.m.
vs. Concordia St. Paul at home,
Jan 16th, 7:30 p.m.
M.I.A.C. Tournament at St. Mary's,
Jan 19th at Augsburg, Jan 23rd,
7:00 p.m.
Basketball -
at Concordia St. Paul, Jan 12th,
7:30 p.m.
v. Westmar at home, Jan 18th,
7:30 p.m.
v. Northwestern at home, Jan 19th,
7:30p.m.
at Sioux Falls, Jan 25th, 7 :30 p.m.
Hockey -
vs. Friendly Merchants at the Highland
Arena, Jan 13th
vs. Carter Ford at the Highland Arena,
Jan 19th
vs. Hastings at the Pleasant Arena,
Jan 27th
Sunday night, Hockey Club plays the
Friendly Merchants at Highland Arena.
Also at Highland Arena, on January 19,
they face Carter Ford. Hastings will be
the Hockey Club's opponent at Pleasant
Arena January 27.
The Bethel Hockey Club is coached by
John Erickson, senior, and the faculty
adviser is Tom Correll.
track marathon
nets $1,000
by Bill Trollinger
December 7 & 8 the Bethel track team
staged a marathon in hopes of raising
$600 for a spring trip. Fighting the cold
blustery weather, 27 runners ran 225
miles in the marathon.
The spring trip, sacrificed last year due
to a budget deficit, is a training trip for
the tracksters. Going South to escape the
Minnesota weather, the team runs meets
and as Captain Harley Turner remarked,
"It can be one of the finest experiences
of your life. "
Much to the elation of the team,
$1,000 was raised, exceeding their goal by
$400. Details of the spring trip have not
as yet been established.
women's sports-volleyball
ends,
basketball next
by Dave Greener
Bethel's women's volleyball teams con­cluded
their 1973 seasons by visiting and
defeating the Northwestern College squads
November 29.
The "A" team's 3-2 victory (best of 5
matches) capped a 5-7 campaign while the
"B" squad's 2-0 triumph (best of 3) left
that team with a 4-8 season summary.
Besides their regular record, the "A"
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squad also posted a 1-2 mark in the
Minnesota State Womens' Volleyball
Tournament held November 17 at Macal­ester.
About 15 girls were members of Coach
Patricia Brownlee's teams this year.
Among them were six departing seniors:
Debbie Anderson, Lynn Dreesen, Lyn
Gustafson, Sheloa Hanson, Kathy Head,
and Bev Kiel.
The womens' sports' focus now
switches to basketball where Coach Carol
Morgan's "A" and "B" cagers open the
1974 season by tangling teams from
Augsburg, January 24, at Augsburg.
wrestlers split
a pai•r
by Tim Benhardus
Bethel's wrestling team split their
dual matches on the weekend before final
exams. The Royals were awesome as they
demolished Gustavus Adolphus 48 -
3. From Gustavus's standpoint, the match
got out of hand when the Royals recorded
three pins in a row.
Bill Lott pinned Keith VanLiere in
3:29 in the 158 pound match. Fred Witz­gall
followed with a pin in 3:28 of
Gustavus's Brian Morris. Senior Dave
Hanks recorded the quickest pin of the
Royal's season as he put away Gary
Riley in 1 :43. As an indication of the
strength of the wrestling team this year,
they are currently 3 - 2 (compared to
1 - 4 at this time last year), and have
outscored their opponents 140 - 86.
The Royal's had a hard time getting it
together against St, Thomas, as they lost
24 - 21.
Junior Fred Witzgall and senior Dave
Hanks were the only Royals to gain
victories in matches. St. Thomas had to
forfeit two matches to Bethel. This
coupled with Dave's win by decision and
Fred's pin made up the wrestler's 21
points. Fred and Dave both carry un­blemished
5 - 0 records into the re­mainder
of the season.
Bethel 48
Wt.
118 Ogamachi
126 Bakker-
134 Peterson 11
142 Turner-
150 B. Peterson 2
158 Lott 3:29
167 Witzgall 3:28
177 Hanks 1 :43
190 Barringer­Hwt
Flasch 6
Bethel 21
118 Miller-
126 Bakker
134 Peterson 6
142 Turner-
150 B. Peterson 0
158 Lott 2
167 Witzgall 5:44
177 Hanks 14
190 Barringer
Hwt Flasch 2
Gustavus Adol. 3
(6-0)
(12-0)
(15-0)
(21-0 )
(21-3 )
(27 -3)
(33-3)
(39-3)
( 45-3)
(48-3)
Forfeited
Forfeited
Hewitt 5
Forfeited
Sorenson 7
Van Liere
Morris
Riley
Forfeited
Theole 3
St. Thomas 24
(6-0) Forfeited
(6-6) Langer 2: 54
(6-9) Kennedy 8
(12-9) Forfeited
(12-12) Burke 4
(12-15) Germscheid
(18-15) Heitkamp
(21-15) Pearson 6
(21-21) Moore 7:11
(21-24) Pope 4
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Scroggins eludes Northland cagers, as Aune, Steen
and Robertson prepare for unlikely rebound.
Royals drub Northla-nd,
win one at Duluth
by Curtis Kregness
The Bethel cagers gave the Northland College Lumber­jacks
the ax last Friday 92 to 75, gaining their second victory
of the season. The Royals notched their first win December 14
against the University of Minnesota at Duluth (UMD) during the
Duluth Invitational.
Steve Scroggins led Bethel against the Lumberjacks with
26 points, followed by Mark Robertson with 18, and Phil Aune
with 15. Paul Healy, the Royals' first string sophomore center,
was next with 11 points, but made an equal contribution
defensively, blocking four Northland shots in the first half.
Healy also grabbed nine rebounds in the game to lead Bethel
in that category.
The Royals played four games over Christmas vacation,
two each at the Duluth Invitational and the Wayne State
Invitational in Wayne, Nebraska.
Scroggins was named Most Valuable Player in the Dulut~
Invitational and was named to the all-tourney team. In theIr
second gam'e at Duluth, the Royals fell 77 to 68 to Bemidji
State, which went on to win the tournament.
At the Wayne State Invitational in Nebraska, Bethel
dropped two games to finish at the bottom of that tournament.
The Royals' first loss was December 28 to Wayne State, 57 to
54.
Wartburg College, Iowa, trounced the Royals 95 to
71 the following day. The fourth team in that tournament was
the Bemidji State Beavers. The Beavers won that invitational,
also.
Bemidji stretched its winning season further Saturday,
as it stomped Bethel 82 to 67. The Royals matched the
Beavers' tight defensive play in the first half, battling to a
35 to 35 tie. The second half saw the Royals fall behind
quickly in the first several minutes, and Bemidji never let
them catch up.
Carleton College came to Bethel Tuesday for the Royals'
last game before Tri-State Conference competition begins.
Tomorrow night Bethel will challenge the Concordia College
Comets, 7 :30 at Concordia.
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Sports
Mentioning
Merritt
by John Merritt
The Bethel Roundballers came back after an active
Christmas break with noticeably improved form. Following an
encouraging win over Northland, Bethel came closer to over­powering
Bemidji State than the final score indicated. Nearly
a month had passed since many of us had seen Bethel perform
against Hamline or Macalester. In that month's time, as the
team, Coach Trager and the fans had hoped, the game plan
had been more nearly tuned, the parts more finely oiled, and
the machine worked together more efficiently on the road
toward what it takes to be a successful ball club.
More specifically, I saw in the first half of the game a
stubborn zone defense that forced bad Bemidji passes into
Bemidji turnovers and missed shots into Bethel rebounds. It
looked much more like the scrappy Royal defense of days
passed, playing its old tricks again. Unfortunately, Bethel
came out somewhat flat-footed for the first few minutes of
the second half, enough for Bemidji to take the lead for good.
Bethel played nip and tuck the remainder of the game, with
some of the first half sharpness lacking.
This brings a note to mind that I must comment on.
What may have helped more than anything else, when the
Royals were down, was some foot-stomping, hand-clapping,
some go-go-gos, and some high-spirited chants from the crowd.
I would like to have heard some tactful but effective jeers
at our "Yogi Bear" ref who wandered in at the smell of
popcorn. For the few criticisms that I had of the old
"Rowdies" (for you underclassmen who don't know what a
Rowdy is, ask an upperclassman) for their mild lack of sports­manship
at times, I know I'd rather have the old gang back
than a hushed gymnasium. Credit is due, however, to the band
who is always so faithful and supportive, and who sounded the
greatest last Saturday night. Thanks you guys.
The offense, too, showed signs of bounding back. The
fast break clicked more often, the ball was moving more
authoritatively, and a cold ember that was almost left to
die a month ago has caught flame - the ball reached the
inside where the big men operate. The outside threat is good
but must be complimented underneath the boards.
With the first Conference game at Concordia tomorrow
night, it is time to get the five starters on the floor who can
do the job. It's time to shake off the uncertainty and play ball
with the confidence and authority it takes to win. I hope that
playing neck and neck with an undefeated Bemidji team who,
by the way, won both the Duluth and Wayne State Invita­tionals
over the Holidays, is a positive sign that Bethel's
team unity has been restored. When I see the spirited
attitude of those players on the bench who give those five on
the floor all the moral support they can give, I like to think
that the unity and spirit is there. As far as you fans are
concerned - get out and yell!
Trager said, "Northwestern College is the team to beat
in the Tri-State Conference this year. However, we have the
best chance to beat Northwestern of any conference team."
Trager se-es Bethel finishing in the top three in the conference,
vying with Sioux Falls College for second place behind North­western.
Editor's note: The Royals crushed Carleton 76-67 in last
Tuesday's contest.